Thattai

Thattai is a healthy and crispy deep fried South Indian snack.Thattai recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Thattai.

Ingredients:-

Rice flour.              - 1cup
Urad dal flour.        - 1tbsp
Pottu Kadala flour. - 1tbsp
Curry leaves.          - few
Chilly powder.        - 1tsp
Turmeric powder.   - 1/4 tsp
Crushed pepper.      - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida.              - 1/2 tsp
Sesame seeds.          - 1tsp
Chana dal.                - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves.            - few
Hot ghee or hot oil.   -1tbsp
Salt.                           - to taste
Oil.                            - for deep frying

Instructions:-  

Soak chana dal in water for half an hour. Then drain water completely and keep aside the soaked chana dal.

Method:- 

1). Heat a pan and dry roast rice flour, urad dal flour and pottu kadala flour (roasted gram dal flour) seperately.In a mixing bowl add dry roasted rice flour, urad dal flour, pottu kadala flour, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, crushed pepper, asafoetida, sesame seeds, salt and mix well.

2). Add hot ghee or hot oil, soaked chana dal and few curry leaves into the bowl.

3). Mix all the ingredients in the mixing bowl.

4). Add water little by little into the bowl and mix well all the ingredients to form a soft dough.

5). Make small round gooseberry size dough balls.

6). Keep the dough balls on a butter paper. Flatten the dough balls by pressing them with the back of a glass. Keep aside the flattened dough balls.

7). Heat oil in a pan on medium flame for deep frying.Once the oil is hot add the flattened thattai into hot oil and deep fry on both sides until golden brown and crispy.Remove the fried thattai from hot oil and transfer to a tissue paper to absorb excess oil.Crispy thattai is ready to serve with tea or coffee.

Store the deep fried crispy Thattai in a clean and airtight container.